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No. 62,783. Patented Mar. 12, 18 67.

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m Patent No. 62,788, dated March 12,1867.

' IMPROVEMENT IN Boor HEELS.

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to Ann .wnon IT AY coroner:

Be it known that I, HEMAN'S- Ssow, of West Meriden, in the county of NewHaven, and State of Connecticut, havcinve nted a new Improvement in BootHeels; and I do hereby declare the following, when-taken inconnectionwith'the accompanying drawings and the letters of referencemarked thereon, to be afull, clear, and exact description of the same,and which said drawin s constitute part of this specification, andrepresent, in--- Figure 1, aside view. Figure 2, a bottom view lookingup Figure 3, a longitudinal central sectionfand in Figure 4, a top Viewof the heel, the heel plate removed. This invention relates to anadjustable heel for boots or shoes, and consists in the peculiarconstructiim, whereby the heel may be-turn ed to several positions andheld securelyin-these' positions and to enable others to construct anduse my improvement, I-will proceed to describe the same as illustratedin the accomnanving drawings. v l I A is the sole, B the heel-plate, andC the heel. The heel itself is formed circular and of proportionsaccording to the size of the boot or shoe it is constructed with arim,which forms the edge of the heel, and so as to fit upon the heel-plateB, as seen in fig. 3. Centrally in the heel is formed a cavity, D, intowhich is placed an elastic substance, and centrally therethrough ascrew, E, is placed and turned into thehehplate B, which secures theheel to the plate. In the upper edge of the heel, as seen in .fig. 4,are formed notches a, more or less in number, and upon a heel-plate asingle projection, d, fig. 3, corresponding to one ofthe hatches on-theheel, so that when the heel is turned to such position that theprojection 02 enters oneof the notches a, the heel is firmly held inthat position by the spring or elastic substance under the screw-head,and, yet, so that the wearer may by a little effort turn the heel sothat a second-notch, a, would catch upon the projection d, and thus theheel is adjustable to' any desired point. .The heel-plate B is attachedto the sole of the boot in any convenient manner, then the heel isplaced thereon and secured, as. seen in fig. 3, and, if preferred, sothat the edge of the heel shall cover the edge of the heel-plate B, Y

I construct the heel from metal orany suitable material.

. I do not broadly claim a heel constructed so'as to be revolved, buthaving thus fully described my invention, what I do claim as new anduseful, and desire to secure by'Letter Patent, is-

The combination of the heel C, with its notches a, more or less, and theheel-plate B, with its projection 41, when constructed and arranged soas to be adjustable to dill'erent points, and secured at such points bya spring, arranged substantially in the manner herein set forth. I

HEMAN s.v SNOW;

Witnessest A. J. Tissue,- JOHN H. SHUMWAY.

